About Tracy
Tracy Rider helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She is a New York licensed mental health counselor and brings ten years of experience to sessions. Tracy aims to create a steady, respectful space where people can talk and find a path forward.
Her style is calm and practical. Tracy listens for each person's goals and builds a plan that fits their life.
How Tracy works
Sessions focus on clear tools and understanding the story someone brings, not one-size-fits-all solutions. Tracy uses a mix of methods to match different needs, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Gottman Method ideas, and Narrative Therapy. She combines these approaches to help with symptoms and with meaning, depending on what someone wants to work on.
Her background includes a decade of clinical practice and work with people affected by trauma, dissociation, and chronic illness. She also has experience in pastoral counseling and volunteer counseling roles with the military community earlier in her career. In sessions Tracy emphasizes steady progress and practical skills.
She encourages clients to move at a pace that respects their strengths and readiness. Messaging is used as a supportive supplement alongside scheduled sessions.
Tracy lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Tracy works with
The areas below are the ones Tracy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Tracy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT often focuses on practical exercises and small, achievable experiments that can reduce anxiety and improve mood. She also works with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a method used to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories by pairing focused attention with guided processing; this can help with post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tracy will discuss your goals, symptoms, and preferences and recommend methods that fit your situation. She adjusts the plan as you go so therapy stays relevant and useful for you.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a weekly routine and keep progress moving forward.
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